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Roker Beach, Sunderland. The pods are a sustainable technologies project based in Roker. The shape of the pods was inspired by the cannonball limestone formations found in the Roker cliffs
The raw materials that make up FoST's fuel briquettes can include office and newspaper and plant products. Experiments have included straw, tea, millet, banana peels, sugar cane, persimon, mushroom, pine needles, watermelon, rice husk, peanut shells and leaves and seeds of native plants.
Photo by Rob Goodier/E4C
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gal·ley (gl)
n. pl. gal·leys
1. Nautical
a. A large, usually single-decked medieval ship of shallow draft, propelled by sails and oars and used as a merchant ship or warship in the Mediterranean.
b. An ancient Mediterranean seagoing vessel propelled by oars.
c. A large rowboat formerly used by British customs officers.
2. The kitchen of an airliner, ship, or camper.
3. Printing
a. A long tray, usually of metal, used for holding composed type.
b. Galley proof.
[Middle English galei, from Old French galie, from Old Provençal or Catalan galea, from Medieval Greek, probably variant of Greek galeos, shark, perhaps from gale, weasel.]
galley
Noun
1. the kitchen of a ship, boat, or aircraft
2. a ship propelled by oars or sails, used in ancient or medieval times [Old French galie]
Thesaurus
Noun1.galleygalley - a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
2.galley - (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
trireme - ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
3.galley - the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
airliner - a commercial airplane that carries passengers
kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals
4.galley - the area for food preparation on a ship
caboose, cookhouse, ship's galley
cuddy - the galley or pantry of a small ship
kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Translations
galley [ˈgælɪ] n (= ship's kitchen) → cocina (= ship); galera
Collins Spanish Dictionary & Grammar 4th Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006
French galley [ˈgælɪ] n (= ship's kitchen) → cambuse f (= ship); galère f;
(also: galley proof) → placard m, galée f
Collins French Dictionary & Grammar 5th Edition 2007 © HarperCollins Publishers 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007
German galley [ˈgælɪ] n → Kombüse f;
(ship) → Galeere f;
(also: galley proof) → Fahne f, Fahnenabzug m
Collins German Dictionary & Grammar 5th Edition 2007© HarperCollins Publishers 1997, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007
Italian galley [ˈgælɪ] n (= ship's kitchen) → cambusa;
(ship) → galea;
(also: galley proof) → bozza in colonna
Yard clippings and agricultural waste smolder into char in FoST's biochar maker. Biochar helps fertilize soil and improves its ability to retain water.
Photo by Rob Goodier/E4C
Kids play ping pong on a slab of concrete at the Rejoice and Salvation in Trinity Services home for orphans, widows. The net is a line of bricks. Brick making is one of the region's largest industries.
Photo by Rob Goodier/E4C
In a few minutes of Kathmandu's morning sun, this solar cooker lit one of FoST's fuel briquettes.
Photo by Rob Goodier/E4C
FoST and visiting volunteers experiment with repurposed materials such as this VHS and cassette tape ribbon woven into handbags and table runners.
Photo by Rob Goodier/E4C
Sanu Kaji Shrestha, founder of the Foundation of Sustainable Technologies, holds a strip of mylar that he is experimenting with as a material for new solar cookers.
Photo by Rob Goodier/E4C
Crops grown in soil enhanced with biochar and chicken manure grow faster and larger than crops grown in regular soils, according to FoST's experiments.
Photo by Rob Goodier/E4C